I appreciate your review and have a couple of comments. The theme might not mean much to you, which is totally understandable. But the theme is very well expressed in the game and tied to nearly every elements in the mechanics. Second, In a 4 player game I won with only two Levites and was last on the Alter track - losing points. I concentrated on the walls and had a few scribes. I was concerned that that strategy would always win, but now that you mentioned that the alter track might be the way, I feel more confident that the game is more balanced.
Thank you so much, these are two very valid comments. We mean no disrespect for the theme, but for us is mechanics first and mechanics in this game are awesome. It is great to hear about the clear/build strategy. We now need someone to confirm that scribes is another viable strategy!
I appreciate your review and have a couple of comments. The theme might not mean much to you, which is totally understandable. But the theme is very well expressed in the game and tied to nearly every elements in the mechanics. Second, In a 4 player game I won with only two Levites and was last on the Alter track - losing points. I concentrated on the walls and had a few scribes. I was concerned that that strategy would always win, but now that you mentioned that the alter track might be the way, I feel more confident that the game is more balanced.
Thank you so much, these are two very valid comments. We mean no disrespect for the theme, but for us is mechanics first and mechanics in this game are awesome. It is great to hear about the clear/build strategy. We now need someone to confirm that scribes is another viable strategy!
I'll be getting my copy of the game soon, too. I can't wait to play it.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! 😊